Additional Notes: The list I am talking about has been in existence long before Linux mandrake was popular. Before HPQ bought Compaq, and b4 Compaq bought DEC. DEC Alpha -Tru64 Unix List.
With our list, questions are posted as long as the problem exists. When problem is solved, everyone is quiet. So one never knows if the problem was resolved or not. And if resolved, which of the 10+ responses solved the issue? That is always a mistery. As a result, same question will come up again perhaps two days down the road from a different user! Sample entry of the usefulness of posting questions then SUMMARY only, everything else being offline. ***************** SAMPLE ENTRY *************** Thanks to all those who replied - all your advice was helpful! The problem turned out to be that the dsf database is not backwards compatible between releases or patchkits. One of the patches in the 5.1B patch kit 2 introduced an incompatibility with the previous version. I solved the problem by running (still in single user mode): # dn_setup -init # dsfmgr -K Then I rebooted and the OS installation concluded successfully. Dr Blinn also suggested to execute >>>set bootdef_dev "" from the SRM console before reinstalling - this supposedly also clears the problem before a fresh installation. Unfortunately I have not verified that yet myself, but it is apparently also mentioned in connection with the guilty patch. Lesson learned - next time I shall be more careful to read up on the patches and not just go ahead installing all of them. Fortunately this was just a test system... Kind regards, Michael === original mail follows === Hi managers, I have a strange problem installing Tru64 5.1B on a DS-10. I am in the process of adapting an installation procedure based on the clone installation feature to the version 5.1B, and so far I had performed MANY such installations of 5.1B on this particular machine as well as others. However, yesterday I downloaded the aggregate patch kit 0002 for 5.1B (which was released on 14 May 2003), and installed it on that particular machine (ALL patches). Things were apparently fine - the patches installed OK and the machine rebooted OK. Then later shut it down to begin a fresh installation for testing. The installation went through the post-OS-install configuration stage, and the subsequent reboot. Then it failed to single user mode with the following messages while trying to mount the filesystems (I type them below, they may not be 100% exact but maybe it is sufficient for someone to identify the cause): (for information, a is root partition, g is /usr, d is /usr/users, e is private /locrec partition) **************End of Sample Entry*********** Here is an example Hi All, The list I am refering to is for tru64 Unix ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IMHO, that list serves much better purpose than this one. Searching their archives, its almost 100% hit on subjects that have been discussed before. And, better yet, one always goes for the SUMMARY/Resolution. Isnt that what we all want? Or is this a Gossip corner?? For a Gossip corner, we are OK....but for true learning and solving of problems, we need solutions! While there might be 10 replies to one posting, only one might be really relevant, the rest personal emotions and such. Wouldn't you rather see a summary that only includes the one entry that correctly resolved the problem? I would. So instead of reading 25 back-and-forth entries to find one solution, i would rather have one post --then--its solution. Again, its just an idea "Different folks, Different Strokes" Richard --- Brian V Bonini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 21:39, charlie wrote: > > On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 01:23 am, Tru64 User had this > to contribute :- > > > Let me know what you guys think. > > > > _Thanks > > > > Richard Mollel > > > > Sort of defeats the purpose of the list. It is the > think tank element of > > everyone throwing something in that makes this > list a valuable learning > > experience IMHO. > > > > I wonder how long the list that uses the rules you > mention has been running? > > It might also be relevant to know what it is > dealing with I suppose? I > > certainly can't identify such an environment as > allowing maximum discovery. > > > > Not quite 2 cents worth I know. > > > > Charlie. > > I agree and add that this is hardly a busy list that > borders on being > too much too handle..... You can always hit delete > on the topics your > not interested in. > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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